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Henry Normal

Roger McGough is joined by writer, poet and Bafta-winning TV and film producer Henry Normal, who shares a selection of his favourite poems from the archive of listeners' requests.

Roger McGough is joined by writer, poet and BAFTA winning TV and film producer, Henry Normal, who shares a selection of his favourite poems from the archive of listeners' requests. Henry talks about the moment he began writing poetry as a young man after seeing an inspiring performance by an emerging young poet named, Roger McGough. Reunited here they share their love of poetry. Henry's choices include Adrain Henri, Jackie Kay, Carol Ann Duffy and Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Producer: Sarah Addezio.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 7 Jul 2018 23:30

This Week's Poems

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Consolation Grook

By Piet Hien

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Love is

By Adrian Henri

From Adrian Henri – Collected Poems

Published by Allison & Busby

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Dusting the Phone

By Jackie Kay

From Other Lovers

Published by Bloodaxe

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Premonitions

By Carol Ann Duffy

From The Bees

Published by Picador

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You Lower Your Eyes

By Henry Normal

Unpublished

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Beattie is Three

By Adrian Mitchell

From Come On Everybody – Poems 1953-2008

Published by Bloodaxe

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Extract from Summer with Monika

By Roger McGough

Published by Whizzard Press

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Witness

By Henry Normal

Unpublished

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Ozymandias

By Percy Bysse Shelley

From Shelley’s Poetry and Prose

Published by W. W. Norton & Company

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Credit

Role Contributor
Presenter Roger McGough

Broadcasts

  • Sun 1 Jul 2018 16:30
  • Sat 7 Jul 2018 23:30